Ryan Sweeney (concussion) has yet to be cleared for any baseball-related activities. "Sweeney has no activity," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said. "[We need to] allow [his] symptoms to subside." It's not surprising, given that Sweeney was just placed on the DL Tuesday. He's eligible to return on May 28, but it's up in the air as to whether he'll be ready at that time.

Red Sox placed OF Ryan Sweeney on the 7-day disabled list, retroactive to May 20, with a concussion. Sweeney suffered the head injury and whiplash Saturday while making a diving catch. It's not clear how long he'll be out. He failed a concussion test given Monday.

Ryan Sweeney is not in Monday's lineup against the Orioles. Sweeney was tested for a concussion after suffering whiplash while making a diving catch on Saturday and has yet to be cleared by MLB doctors. Che-Hsuan Line will make the start in right field on Saturday and bat ninth.

Ryan Sweeney might have a mild concussion, but believes he could return to the lineup on Monday against Baltimore. Sweeney didn't play in Sunday's contest against the Phillies. Assuming his symptoms aren't severe -- and don't worsen -- he very well could return to the lineup against the O's.

Ryan Sweeney went 4-for-8 with his 10th RBI in Sunday's 17-inning loss to the Orioles. His batting average has not dropped below .354 all year, and now stands at .368. His only blemish is a surprisingly skewed 18/4 K/BB ratio.

Updating a previous item, Ryan Sweeney is batting sixth in Saturday's lineup. Sweeney was originally expected to bat leadoff, but manager Bobby Valentine decided to go in a different direction. The Red Sox will instead go with Nick Punto after a late scratch to Will Middlebrooks.

Ryan Sweeney is batting leadoff in Saturday's game against the Orioles. Sweeney has a .396 on-base percentage through 22 games this season and could start to see regular time at leadoff against right-handed pitching. Mike Aviles is starting at short stop and batting fifth.

Ryan Sweeney is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Blue Jays. Sweeney is taking a seat against the southpaw Ricky Romero. Darnell McDonald will make the start in right field and bat sixth.

Ryan Sweeney is scheduled to test his left quad strain Monday with baserunning drills. Sweeney has been sidelined for a week by the quad strain but is aiming to get back into Grapefruit League action soon. The 26-year-old is expected to serve as Boston's primary right fielder this season.

Ryan Sweeney (quad) will start hitting on Friday and could be ready for game action sometime over the weekend. Sweeney has been out since being pulled from Monday's Grapefruit League game after straining his left quad. "I don't want to push it. I'd rather have to deal with it now than during the season,'' he said. As long as he does indeed return in a day or two, he'll be fine for the start of the season.